Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Sutton, ON.

We all experience stress and anxiety from time to time, but sometimes the anxiety response can be exaggerated or over-activated which can interfere with our daily functioning. When anxiety gets to that point, it is no longer adaptive and needs to be addressed. Through a combination of identifying triggers, understanding how your thoughts influence your feelings, behaviours, and physical sensations, and developing effective coping and relaxation strategies, therapy can help you manage your anxiety and stress better and help you regain control of your life.

We all experience anxiety and stress. But anxiety becomes a problem when it involves ongoing worry that is hard to control; thinking the worst when the worst is unlikely to happen; exaggerated fears; a high level of discomfort in social situations; recurrent thoughts, images or impulses; trauma-based memories memories and fears; feelings of panic. Therapy for anxiety helps people reduce or eliminate the thoughts that trigger their anxiety; helps them to re-engage with situations that are being avoided or escaped from prematurely; and helps them to better manage inherently stressful situations.

[I OFFER VIDEO SESSIONS THROUGHOUT ALBERTA AND ONTARIO]. Anxiety and stress are two conditions that have treatments that work. Cognitive behaviour therapy, desensitization therapy, and hypnotherapy (all of which I practice) are often tremendously helpful. I have been a psychologist since 1986, and I can help. Set up a time to see me by visiting https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

Anxiety can be a positive motivator to be more prepared. Or, it can destabilize, stopping you in your tracks with fear of unknown consequences. Finding a balance between useful anxiety versus anxiety that undermines you is key. By developing your ability to be mindfully observant, we explore your triggers to understand the thoughts and impacts that result. You learn how the brain works so you can move from reflex reactions to thoughtful decisions. You will gain tools to help you appreciate how to manage thoughts and emotions. Anxious feelings will decrease as recognition of your choices and power increase. A focus on the present is a small step towards lessening anxiety. Reach out now.

Anxiety and stress is increasingly a part of our day to day lives. Sometimes it becomes too much for us to handle however and we find ourselves functioning at a lower level, experiencing panic attacks, and perhaps even becoming stuck - feeling paralyzed to make any decisions or do anything. Engaging in therapy can help you to reduce and cope with the anxiety and stress in your life. It can help you to lead a more satisfying and meaningful life.

There are many things in our lives that cause us stress and anxiety. Sometimes these stresses and anxieties become so big they can start to decide what it is we do or do not do. They can take over our lives. I can help you take your life back! Together we will work to recognize the triggers of stress and anxiety and how they interfere with what it is you want to accomplish. Utilizing relaxation skills, attention to self care and positive, realistic thinking anxiety and stress will be reduced to manageable levels; levels where you can decide what is best for you. Take back from anxiety and stress what is yours...your life.

Everyone feels anxiety at some point in their lives but when it starts to interfere with your life, counseling can help. Although anxiety can feel debilitating, it is treatable. People with anxiety don’t always share the same symptoms, they vary from person to person. Therapy will help you to reclaim your life and function in a chronically stressful world.

Anxiety can be a pretty consuming, stressful, and overwhelming feeling. In therapy, we will explore the roots of your feelings of anxiety in order to understand where they originated. Additionally, depending on the type of anxiety you are experiencing, whether it be worrying, panic, nervousness, etc., we will: 1. Create a plan for dealing with the anxiety and stress 2. Work on overcoming the anxiety and stress. Interventions that we may use to accomplish these goals are mindfulness, relaxation and breathing, behavioural, cognitive, as well as insight oriented. I will also, collaboratively, draw on other therapeutic approaches to work towards your whole health, well-being, and freedom.

Studies on the benefits of Neurofeedback continue to demonstrate positive results, with thousands of clients improving their quality of life with these non-invasive, drug-free treatments. Neurofeedback can be helpful for symptoms of ADHD, anxiety, depression, cognitive and sensory integration, sleep problems and pain. Even people that struggle with developmental trauma and can gain access to the underlying root cause of their symptomatology and can optimize the neuroplasticity of the brain, supporting an improved success rate when combined with psychotherapy treatment.

Anxiety and stress affect each of us a little differently, such as feeling on edge, irritability, tension, worry and many other reactions. Kindred Hope Wellness' team will collaborate with you to navigate these challenges and support you in your journey to cope with anxiety and stress. You will benefit from a compassionate and empathetic approach that involves a unique, thoughtful approach specifically for you.

In our sessions, part of our work will be searching for core events or beliefs that have contributed to the anxiety and stress. The intervention will be tailored to the client bringin my training in Gestalt Therapy, as well as Client Centred and Cognitive Therapies with Energy Therapies to the process of achieving relief. Reconnect with your joy of life and with a sense of relaxation!

Don't let your life be ruled by anxiety and stress when there are effective and proven psychotherapy treatments that can help. I specialize in providing Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for anxiety, worry, stress, and anxiety related disorders. I have seen many individuals begin to feel a sense of relief and calmness in their lives after treatment.

Dealing with anxiety is difficult as it is the body's natural response to a perceived threat and that response, is unique to each individual and can often present itself as a sense of discomfort, emotional reactions, physical sensations, and unhelpful behavioural patterns. Your anxiety can be triggered through situational or environmental events and can often feel chronic. Schedule a free consultation to me to see if I am the right fit to help you manage your anxiety.

In life, we face various stressors and there are times when we may feel anxious, overwhelmed, or helpless. Finding a way to calm the body and mind can be difficult, regardless of whether this is a new struggle or one you have been dealing with for years. I believe that therapy can be a safe container in which stress and anxiety can be explored and worked through. Should you reach out for help, I will work with you to help you better understand how stress and anxiety impact you and I will also help you to develop coping strategies that may invite more calmness and that may support you in feeling empowered. Contact me or book a free consultation if you wish to learn more.

Anxiety can truly get in the way of you living your best life. It may feel like you have lost control. It keeps you from doing what matters to you. With anxiety therapy, you will work towards fiding a way out of your fears and worries. Using therapeutic approaches such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness and stress management techniques, we can work together to identify negative belief and thought patterns that are contributing to your anxiety and then learn to transform these into something that works better for you.

Coping with stress can be normal for you, interfere with lifestyle and even become panic attacks. Having experienced anxiety, I can understand your struggle and offer practical suggestions for you. Recognizing signs of stress, learning new coping skills, and identitying your specific triggers are part of counselling. Action steps to cope with panic attacks may be helpful to you and those who support you. Retraining the brain with CBT and expressing emotions in a healthy way are counselling opportunities to reduce anxiety and stress in your life and relationships.

Anxiety and stress can be confusing and overwhelming, and result in both negative emotional and physical symptoms. Counselling for anxiety or stress provides the opportunity to discover and implement effective coping strategies, identify triggers, and explore and process new ways of engaging with the world around you. Having someone safe to talk to is an effective strategy in and of itself, connect with me today and we can walk out this journey together.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) has been proven by research to work for anxiety & stress. CBT is goal-oriented and focused on the present. It begins with learning about anxiety & stress related challenges and mapping out how it affects you. You will then learn and practice new skills and techniques, such as problem solving, time management, mindfulness meditation, and balanced thinking to help you make adjustments in your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. You will also learn how you can utilize your new skills to deal with problems/challenges in the future.

In these unprecedented times in our lives many of us are dealing with feelings of great uncertainty about our individual future and how to handle and cope with life changes. Repetitive thoughts are often aligned with anxiety. Anxiety has a cyclical pattern and unless it is interrupted it will run its course, causes overwhelming feelings of fear and despair. Through a compassionate and observational lens reducing stress and anxiety will cultivate focus and clarity. Learning to connect to our senses is very grounded and can quickly break the anxiety cycle and help bring us back to our own center. Book a free consultation to see if we are a good fit.

Stress, anxiety, and panic attacks are all too common in our sometimes overwhelming day to day lives: partners, work, children, family and other stressors are constantly pushing us to the breaking point. We also can experience anxiety that seemingly comes out of nowhere, anxiety that seems irrational such as a fear of getting out of the house, shopping, being around people or strange places. I work with my clients to overcome these fears; not only do I help relieve the symptoms with tried and true CBT methods, but I also like to go a bit deeper and look for the causes of anxiety. When these causes are addressed, the anxiety is more likely to go away for good.

Oftentimes people view anxiety as a bad feeling, however, through their work with me clients often find ways to live with their anxiety and turn the situation around. Anxiety is generally a fear of a wide variety of things, by addressing the roots of the anxiety and understanding that it can be faced head on, clients often find relief from the things that make them anxious. My work with anxiety is always gradual and clients are first made comfortable with their anxiety and then learn to cope and at times reduce anxieties where appropriate.

There are many approaches to treat anxiety and stress and these will depend on the nature and severity of the symptoms. Each person is unique, and I will provide a comfortable space for the client to explore the roots to their anxiety and stress. Together we will find new ways of understanding the difficult emotions and work toward strategies that will assist or allieviate the symptoms and provide meaningful ways to engage in life.

Shyamala has a decade of experience working with clients that struggle with feelings of anxiety and stress. Her approach includes cognitive behavioural therapy to help clients manage the symptoms of anxiety and creating a plan to move forward, as well as exploring patterns of emotional regulation that may lead to longer term success in managing this very common issue.

Anxiety and stress can be consuming and prevent people from living their fullest lives. I offer practical treatment to help people learn to manage and reduce feelings of anxiety for a more peaceful day to day life in which emotions and fears do not take over. Clients learn to challenge and reduce their anxiety with my support and guidance and learn calming techniques, thought challenging, and emotion management. Learning healthy ways to cope with stressful situations is also a priority. There are both physical, mental, and emotional benefits to managing and reducing stress and anxiety, e.g., reduced blood pressure, reduced muscle tension and aches, a sense of calmness, confidence, and so on.

Anxiety is an emotion that can be felt within the body and often triggers physical symptoms. Worrying about future events or having a reaction to current events or fears can be a common form of anxiety. At the Reflection Centre, our team of professionals, work with you to identify your thoughts, feelings and behaviours that feed anxious thoughts. Our goal is to teach skills and strategies to help you manage anxiety as well as assist you in changing anxiety provoking thoughts.